Will The “North Korea of Africa” Truly Open Up?

November 22, 2019 — By Benjamin Harbaugh The small African country of Eritrea sits nestled on the coast of the Red Sea. Roughly the size of Pennsylvania, Eritrea changed colonial hands after World War...

Rejected by Family, Harassed by Community, Accepted by Christ

October 23, 2019 —

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10/23/2019 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – For many in the West, following Christ was an...

Christians Face New Threat Along the Boni Forest in Kenya

August 14, 2019 —

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08/14/2019 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – On July 12, 2019, in the Maleli village of Kenya's Lamu County, Benson Karisa Shida, a Christian...

Human Rights Watch Report Shows Eritrea Still Violating Human Rights Consistently

August 12, 2019 — 08/12/2019 Kenya (International Christian Concern) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report last Friday showing that Eritrea continues to violate human rights daily, despite many people hoping that the...

One Month Since Eritrea Closed All Catholic Run Health Facilities

August 6, 2019 — 08/06/2019 Eritrea (International Christian Concern) – It has been just over a month since the government in Eritrea seized control of all Catholic run health facilities in its borders. This...

Eritrean Orthodox Patriarch Antonios Excommunicated by Bishops for “Heresy”

July 24, 2019 — 07/24/2019 Eritrea (International Christian Concern) – In a surprising turn of events, the leading Bishops in the Eritrean Orthodox Church have excommunicated the former patriarch, Abune Antonios, for heresy. According...

Eritrea on UN Human Rights Council Despite Horrible Record

June 28, 2019 — 06/28/2019 Eritrea (International Christian Concern) – In October, 2018 Eritrea was given a seat on the UN Human Right’s Council. This was shortly after the country ended its decades long...

Eritrea Arrested 141 Christians During Gathering

May 24, 2019 — 05/24/2019 Eritrea (International Christian Concern) – Today is Eritrea’s Independence Day. They gained independence from Ethiopia in 1991 after years of fighting. Despite the holiday, Release International reported that 141...

African Christian Population Largest in World

April 25, 2019 — 04/25/2019 Africa (International Christian Concern) – Projections by the Pew Research Center shows that Africa currently has the largest population of Christians in the world. They state that over the...

Research Suggests Africa Will Be Future Home for Most Christians

April 13, 2019 — 04/13/2019 Africa (International Christian Concern) - New projections from a leading American research group suggest that the number of Christians in various denominations and sects is steadily rising in Africa...